Effects-based assays in the earthworm Aporrectodea caliginosa: Their utilisation for evaluation of contaminated sites before and after remediation

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-94

  Booth, Lynn H ^a   Heppelthwaite, Vanessa J ^a   O'Halloran, Kathryn ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Biomarkers; Contaminated soil; Earthworms; Effects based endpoints; Petroleum hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

EARTHWORM; SOIL REMEDIATION;

APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 21544443430     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/jss2004.10.116     Document Type: Article

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